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In keeping with the Pillar New Testament Commentary’s distinctive character, this volume by James R. Edwards on Luke gives special attention to the third Gospel’s vocabulary and historical setting, its narrative purpose and unique themes, and its theological significance for the church and believers today. Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily gentile focus, Edwards counterbalances...

are about obedience, and both share the elements of hunger, bread, the number “forty,” and water (Red Sea/Israelites; Jordan River/Jesus) in common.87 Nor is the devil the protagonist of the story; indeed, the devil’s name is omitted in vv. 5 and 9, where we should expect it. The temptation narrative, rather, resumes the two foci of the baptism: the direction of the Holy Spirit, and Jesus’ identity as Son of God. The Spirit is twice mentioned in the first verse as the one who fills Jesus and leads
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